Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) innovative designer of the famed Lamp Tiffany was the elder son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany and Co., the Fifth Avenue jewelry emporium. He chose to pursue art, instead of the family retail tradition.
Successful, in oil and watercolor works, which were acclaimed, and popular, in the 1860s, and ‘70s, he later refocused on interior design, as collector, world traveler, and manufacturer. Hence, Tiffany's major creation, his electrified, stained glass lamp, is well-known as the Lamp Tiffany. Read more »
